Flash CS3 Professional:
Basic

Topic-Level Outline

                         Days:  1

         Prerequisites:  Windows XP: Basic, Windows Vista: Basic, or equivalent experience

                         Unit 1 :  Getting started

                               Topic A: 0  Flash overview

                               A-1:                               Discussing Flash concepts and applications

                               A-2:                               Viewing Flash files

                               Topic B: 0  The Flash interface

                               B-1:                               Exploring Flash elements

                               B-2:                               Changing elements on the Stage

                               Topic C: 0  Getting help

                         C-1:                         Using Flash Help

                         Unit 2 :  Basic objects

                               Topic A: 0  New file settings

                               A-1:                               Setting Stage properties

                               Topic B: 0  Library items

                               B-1:                               Importing images

                               Topic C: 0  Using text

                               C-1:                               Creating an expanding-width text block

                               C-2:                               Creating a fixed-width text block

                               C-3:                               Formatting text

                               C-4:                               Toggling between text block types

                               Topic D: 0  Basic shapes

                               D-1:                               Drawing objects

                               D-2:                               Formatting drawing objects

                               D-3:                               Working with shapes

                               D-4:                               Combining shapes

                               D-5:                               Combining drawing objects

                               Topic E: 0  Freeform drawing and editing

                         E-1:                         Creating freeform shapes

                         E-2:                         Moving and reshaping with the Selection tool

                         E-3:                         Reshaping with the Subselection tool

                         E-4:                         Exploring marquee and lasso selections

                         Unit 3 :  The Timeline

                               Topic A: 0  Layers

                               A-1:                               Creating layers

                               A-2:                               Moving items to new layers

                               A-3:                               Arranging and grouping layers

                               Topic B: 0  Timeline basics

                         B-1:                         Adjusting a layer’s duration

                         Unit 4 :  Formatting objects

                               Topic A: 0  Custom colors and gradients

                               A-1:                               Creating custom color swatches

                               A-2:                               Creating and applying gradients

                               Topic B: 0  Soft edges

                         B-1:                         Applying filters

                         B-2:                         Softening fill edges

                         Unit 5 :  Timeline animation

                               Topic A: 0  Frame-by-frame animation

                               A-1:                               Creating frame-by-frame animation

                               Topic B: 0  Motion tweening

                               B-1:                               Creating a tweened animation

                               B-2:                               Animating an alpha value

                               Topic C: 0  Movie clip animation

                         C-1:                         Creating a looping animation

                         Unit 6 :  Interactive components

                               Topic A: 0  Buttons

                               A-1:                               Creating a button symbol

                               A-2:                               Adding a movie clip to a button state

                               A-3:                               Creating an invisible button

                               Topic B: 0  ActionScript fundamentals

                               B-1:                               Discussing ActionScript

                               B-2:                               Applying basic ActionScript commands

                               Topic C: 0  Scripting sound control

                         C-1:                         Adding audio with ActionScript

                         C-2:                         Controlling audio with ActionScript

                         Unit 7 :  Publishing

                               Topic A: 0  Accessibility

                               A-1:                               Creating accessible Flash content

                               A-2:                               Setting the tab index

                               Topic B: 0  Testing

                               B-1:                               Testing document download performance

                               Topic C: 0  Publishing

                                                                                                                                                                                           C-1:                                                                                                                                                                                           Publishing a SWF file